‘Bridgerton’ season 2 is one of Netflix’s most-watched series in a single week — behind only ‘Squid Game’

OSTN Staff

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Jonathan Bailey in “Bridgerton” season 2.

  • “Bridgerton” season two was watched for 251 million hours during its first full week on Netflix.
  • It was the second-biggest single week for a Netflix series ever, behind the hit “Squid Game.”
  • Every Tuesday, Netflix updates its lists of its most popular shows and movies of the previous week.

“Bridgerton” continued to dominate Netflix last week.

The second season, which debuted on March 25, was watched for 251 million hours globally during its first full week on the service from March 28 through April 3.

It was the biggest single week of viewing for a season of a Netflix English-language series. And it’s the second-biggest overall, behind the Korean-language hit “Squid Game,” which was watched for 571 million hours in a seven-day period.

Every Tuesday, Netflix updates its list of top 10 TV shows and movies of the previous week, based on the number of hours watched globally.

The premiere of “Bridgerton” season two lifted the first season’s viewership, too. It was watched for 53 million hours last week. Combined, the two seasons of “Bridgerton” were watched for 304 million hours last week.

“Bridgerton” season two was also the biggest three-day premiere for a Netflix English-language series, and second overall behind the Spanish series “Money Heist’s” season-five debut.

Below are the top 10 TV shows on Netflix from March 28 through April 3 (Insider combined Netflix’s English-language and non-English-language lists):

10. “Café con Aroma de Mujer” season one — 15.23 million hours

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Description: “A remake of the 1994 classic telenovela, this is the love story between Gaviota, a coffee picker, and Sebastián.”

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9. “Pieces of Her” season one — 16.22 million hours

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Description: “A woman pieces together her mother’s dark past after a violent attack in their small town brings hidden threats and deadly secrets to light.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 50%

What critics said: “Toni Collette never misses, but shes left stranded here by a script that doesn’t go far enough to provoke B-movie thrills and is structured in a way that drains anything that feels realistic.” — RogerEbert.com

8. “Top Boy” season two — 16.49 million hours

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Description: “Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty streets of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.”

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7. “The Last Kingdom” season five — 19.11 million hours

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Description: “As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred — born a Saxon but raised by Vikings — seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.” 

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6. “Inventing Anna” (limited series) — 21.96 million hours

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Julia Garner as Anna Sorokin in “Inventing Anna.”

Description: “Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York’s elite she was a German heiress.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 63%

What critics said: “One of the most fascinating series of the year so far, playing right into our collective loves of gossip and scandal because Rhimes knows exactly what shes doing.” — Consequence

5. “Twenty Five Twenty One” season one — 26.21 million hours

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Description: “In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.”

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4. “Is It Cake?” season one — 26.51 million hours

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Description: “Skilled cake artists create mouthwatering replicas of handbags, sewing machines and more in a mind-bending baking contest inspired by a popular meme.”

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3. “Business Proposal” season one — 32.52 million hours

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Description: “In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.”

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2. “Bridgerton” season one — 53.02 million hours

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BRIDGERTON (L to R) PHOEBE DYNEVOR as DAPHNE BRIDGERTON and RUTH GEMMELL as LADY VIOLET BRIDGERTON in episode 101 of BRIDGERTON

Description: “The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Inspired by Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 87%

What critics said: “Bridgerton gives us everything we’re craving right now: extravagant parties, elaborate outfits, salacious gossip, human touch.” — Chicago Reader

1. “Bridgerton” season two — 251.74 million hours

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Kate with her hair down in the season finale.

Description: “The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Inspired by Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79%

What critics said: “The new season of the Netflix smash hit may not be as physical, but in the crackling chemistry and relentless self-denial that defines the leads’ dynamic, there’s plenty of eroticism.” — The Ringer

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